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IMC NEWS BLAST | GENOA LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES (english)
by by Indymedia News Blast Team 4:05pm Sun Jul 29 \'01
 http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=56210

 http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=10183

 http://ohiovalleyimc.org/cgi-bin/imc.pl?where=display&article=697

A compilation of breaking stories, photos, video, and sound from the
Independent Media Center network,  http://www.indymedia.org

IMC NEWS BLAST | Sunday, July 29, 2001
GENOA LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES


A compilation of breaking stories, photos, video, and sound from the
Independent Media Center network,  http://www.indymedia.org

by Indymedia News Blast Team


CONTENTS
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A. SUMMARY OF EVENTS
B. GENOA LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES
C. ACCOUNTS AND ACTIONS
D. PHOTOS, VIDEO, AND AUDIO
E. PRINT
F. OTHER PRESS COVERAGE
G. ADDITIONAL IMC COVERAGE


A. SUMMARY OF EVENTS
Over 200,000 people converged on Genoa, Italy this past weekend to express
dissent against the closed meetings and polices of the Group of 8, and to
discuss alternatives to the undemocratic nature of current global social and
economic planning. Solidarity demonstrations against the G8 summit and the
police violence were organized in over 200 cities worldwide, with more planned
(see  http://g8solidarity.protest.net
).
Many see Genoa as a crossroads for the alternative globalization
movement--particularly regarding the growing difference of opinion as to various
strategies and tactics. A future NEWS BLAST will present a selection of strategy
and tactics articles.


B. GENOA LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES
Over 500 demonstrators were injured last weekend. Carlo Guiliano was killed
and scores of protesters were brutally beaten while in police custody, with
approximately 50 protesters still in jail and 80 missing. See update on Genoa
prisoners:  http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=56168

Human rights and press freedom organizations such as Amnesty International,
Committee to Protect Journalists, the International Federation of Journalists,
Reporters Sans Frontieres, FAIR and various other organizations and prominent
individuals have protested human rights abuses during the protests. There have
been calls in Britain, Germany and other European countries for an international
inquiry into the summit. Three Italian inquiries are under way and legal actions
are being taken against Italian authorities.
Note from IMC Italia: Anyone with video footage or eyewitness accounts of
recent arrests that might be of legal help please send an email to  J21@indymedia.org
.
1. GENOA INDYMEDIA LEGAL FUND
by AndiArbeit Wed Jul 25 \'01
 http://uk.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=7847

IMC UK has set up a legal fund to help with the legal work for the Genoa
prisoners.
2. EOSC CRITISIZES ITALIAN POLICE (German)
 http://italia.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=9463

Translated paragraph: "The European Organization for Security and
Cooperation also has criticized the rough behavior of the police against
journalists. In a letter addressed to foreign minister Renato Ruggiero, the EOSC
person in charge of the media, Freimut Duve, has demanded explications as to why
the police dead break by night into the officially recognized Indymedia press
center and has hit and arrested journalists, and confiscated their working
material and tools in the process."
3. NOBORDER-NONATION PUBLIXTHEATRE CARAVAN ARRESTED OUTSIDE GENOA
 http://www.noborder.org/index.html

Report and updates on 25 arrested theatre activists. There is alleged police
abuse of these nonviolent theatre activists who are in jail on trumped-up
charges of black block participation.
4. POLICE FACE SACK FOR GENOA \'BRUTALITY\'
 http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=56062

by Rory Carroll Fri July 27 \'01
"Italy\'s prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, yesterday acknowledged
international outrage over police brutality at last weekend\'s G8 summit by
hinting he would purge the commanders responsible."
5. ITALIAN TRADE UNION CLAIMS CARLOS GUILIANO
WAS A POLITICAL TARGET FOR EXECUTION (English)
by alphonse Wed Jul 25 \'01
 http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=55385

Article suggests that the death of Carlos Guiliani, son of a labor union
employed television host who is an opponent of current administration, was a
politically planned murder.
6. UPDATE PRISONERS GOTHENBURG
by mst Sun Jul 29 \'01
 http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=56176

Genoa was not the first place where demonstrators were shot at and charged with
things they did not necessarily do. This post is an update on the situation of
protesters in prison in Gothenburg, Sweden.
7. THE IMPORTANCE OF A COMPLAINT BOOK
by Edter Thu Jul 26 \'01
 ac@autonoomcentrum.nl
 http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=8727

"After the EU summit 1997 in Amsterdam we wrote a complaints book about the
police conduct. We think its very important to do it also about Genoa. Read the
way we did it."
8. GENOA, 21-22 JULY 2001
 http://www.dyne.org/antig8/
Dossier about violations of civil and human rights in Genoa.


C. ACCOUNTS AND ACTIONS
In spite of a variety of brutal police actions, the Italian government has
defended the police, using in part the necessity of controlling black block
violence as justification. Most of the mainstream media continue to back state
claims. Many accounts in the alternative press report that approximately 200
agent provacateurs, cooperating closely with police, formed a fake black block
and committed the extensive destruction of non-corporate property in Genoa (nonluxury
cars, small shops) and even attacked protesters, both of which tactics are
extremely uncharacteristic of the egalitarian minded black block participants.
(See various accounts below.)
1. COMPILATION: MORE REPORTS OF ITALY INDYMEDIA AND GENOA SOCIAL FORM RAID,
BRUTALITY. (English)
 http://sf.indymedia.org/display.php?id=102089

The latest reports substantiate further the brutality of the police raid July
22, 2001 of the Genoa Independent Media Center and the Genoa Social Forum.
Included are photos, detailed reports, videos, etc. The outrageousness of the
raid is sinking in. Dozens of brutal injuries. Unprovoked beatings of people to
unconsciousness. A plethora of witnesses. Mainstream politicians and press as
witnesses. (Many update stories with links posted in comments.)
2. UPDATE ON GENOA (English)
by Eddie Fri Jul 27 \'01
 http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=55889

"Due in large part to the withholding of basic information by the gov.,
there are many contradictory reports and rumors which have yet to be
corroborated. Things are changing fast, but here is the latest info that I
know."
3. G8 \'URBAN WAR\' - OPEN LETTER FROM STEFANO AGNOLETTO
by Freed_is_good Thu Jul 26 \'01
 http://nyc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=7377

This letter outlines the course of protest events last weekend, presenting an
extensive outline of various police brutalities and the activities of the false
\'Black Block\' undertaken with police cooperation.
4. FASCISM IN GENOA (English)
by Starhawk Fri Jul 27 \'01
third report:  http://vancouver.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=2930

This third report from Genoa by Starhawk Also see:
second report:  http://vancouver.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=2587

first report:  http://vancouver.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=2576

5. PSYCH TREATMENT FOR "NERVOUS" PROTESTERS (English)
 http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=8710

"Forced sanitary treatment is a kind of psychiatric treatment which is
prescribed in the most grave of cases and needs a special order of the mayor and
medical consent. In Genoa, the mayor has ordered this condemnable practice
(which consists in the giving of ultrapotent psychiatric drugs) for all
protesters who are agitated and....."
6. GENOA, COP CONFESSION: "IT\'S ALL TRUE" (English)
by max Thu Jul 26 \'01
 http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=55472

translated from:
 http://www.repubblica.it/online/politica/gottododici/pestaggi/pestaggi.html 
(Italian)
An account of one of police involved in the brutal raid on GSF and IMC offices,
translated from repubblica.it.
7. AGAINST THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION: AUG. 10-12
by CA-ACA Wed July 25 \'01
 http://sf.indymedia.org/display.php?id=102368

A diverse coalition of groups has come together to organize grassroots
opposition to the annual meeting of the ACA in Philadelphia. This August, local
activists will host a convergence of ex-prisoners, families of prisoners,
activists, and concerned citizens to protest the expansion of our country\'s
racist prison industry. This convergence will include an educational counter
conference (August 10-12), permitted demonstrations, and direct actions. See www.STOPtheACA.org/about.

8. MARCO\'S BEST OF THE INDY WIRE AS OF 25 JULY (English)
by Marco Thu Jul 26 \'01
 http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=55467

"...just a few of my favorite Indystories from \'the week that was\'
25jul01." This selection of best articles overlaps in a few cases with the
NEWSBLAST coverage of Genoa, but many of the articles are on other issues.


D. PHOTOS, VIDEO, AND AUDIO
1. GENOA PHOTOS AND VIDEOS, COLLECTIONS:
 http://www.menschenvorprofite.de/genua/bilder.htm 
(over 70 photos)
 http://kanalb.de/spezial-genua2001/ 
(German)
 http://www.31feb.org/faqg8/ 
(Italian)
 http://www.tmcrew.org/g8/news.html 
(Italian)
 http://belgium.indymedia.org/ 
(French)
 http://infoshop.org/news6/genoa.html 
(English)
These links were posted in various Indymedia articles.
2. DON\'T FORGET WHERE YOU STAND IN THE STRUGGLE (English)
 http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=55356

by Manos Wed Jul 25 \'01
Photo of the entrance of the convergence centre, on Saturday, listing the deaths
in anti-capitalist / alternative globalization struggle. Partial list: Genova -
1 dead; Acteal Mexico: Indigenous Zapatistas - 48 dead; Paupau New Guinea: anti-IMF
protestsers - 3 dead; Ecuador: 13 farmers/demonstrators; Columbia: continuous
massacres/assassinations ...
3. BBC INTERVIEW WITH MARCUS "SKY" CAVELL, IMC REPORTER
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin//radio4/today/listen/audiosearch.pl?ProgID=9961

Sky, who is recuperating, recounts his severe prolonged beating by police; other
coverage of police violence. (Real Audio, Runs 7:17 min.)
4. RADIOGAP PRESS RELEASE AFTER ASSAULT
by RadioGAP, Sun Jul 22 \'01
 http://www.dyne.org/antig8/sound/english-pressrelease.mp3

For more information on IMC radio, see:  http://radio.indymedia.org/ 
and www.radiogap.net


E. PRINT
See Indymedia print summaries (in distributable newsletter/flier format).
The following issues are available at:  http://print.indymedia.org

Special Edition: 22 July 2001
· Violent raids on journalists, sleeping protestors in Genoa
· G8 leaders fail to solve climate negotiations
Special Edition: 20 July 2001
· Italian police shooting to kill
· 100,000 take to streets to protest G8 summit in Genoa, Italy
Seattle IMC Print Group -- GUS, Global Update Seattle -- will be doing a
special G8 edition. See Seattle IMC:  http://seattle.indymedia.org/



F. OTHER PRESS COVERAGE
1. CARABINIERI / MILITARY POLICE
 http://www.mir.it/g8/news/20010723/3b5bff2149b55.html

A handout photo released by the Genoa Social Forum Sunday, July 22, 2001,
allegedly shows people dressed as rioters brandishing batons close to a
uniformed Carabinieri officer in front of Carabinieri police barracks in
downtown Genoa, Saturday, July 21, 2001. Leaders of the Genoa Social Forum
accused the police of sending plainclothes officers to blend with the cloud of
rioters against the G8 summit.
2. PHOTO GALLERY OF THE MURDER OF CARLO GUILIANI (English)
by Storm Bear Williams Sat Jul 21 \'01
 http://www.nauseamanifesto.com/genoa/index.html

A 21 image photo gallery, with commentary, of the murder of Carlo Giuliani
during the G8 Summit in Genoa, Italy.
3. THE OBSERVER: \'TORTURE\' IN POLICE CELLS WAS HORRIFIC (English)
by Guardian Unlimited Sun Jul 29 \'01
 http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=56127

This story reports on the \'torture\' of Britons in police cells.
4. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL NEWS RELEASE (English)
22 July 2001
 http://www.dyne.org/antig8/text/amnesty-release.html

Authorities must carry out urgent investigation and review of G8 policing...
5. PROTEST.NET
 http://www.protest.net/
Lists upcoming protests including:
World Bank / IMF - 9-28 to 10-4, "The IMF and World Bank are principle
agents of corporate globalization. Their large fall meeting in Washington DC
will be met with a convergence September 28th - October 4th."


G. ADDITIONAL IMC COVERAGE
Stay tuned to IMC Italia,  http://italia.indymedia.org
, and global IMC,  http://www.indymedia.org
, for up-to-the-minute news on Genoa. Also see the following.
IMC Radio
 http://radio.indymedia.org/
Indymedia print summaries (in distributable newsletter/flier format)
 http://print.indymedia.org
Other IMCs that have provided detailed coverage include: Austria, Barcelona,
Belgium, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Argentina, Brasil, Chicago,
New York City, and San Francisco.
Please see these earlier IMC NEWS BLASTs on Genoa for additional coverage:
Tuesday, July 24:  http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=10074 
(English, Italian versions)
Saturday, July 21:  http://italy.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4526

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1. COMPILATION: MORE REPORTS OF ITALY INDYMEDIA AND GENOA SOCIAL FORM RAID,
BRUTALITY. (English)
 http://sf.indymedia.org/display.php?id=102089

The latest reports substantiate further the brutality of the police raid July
22, 2001 of the Genoa Independent Media Center and the Genoa Social Forum.
Included are photos, detailed reports, videos, etc. The outrageousness of the
raid is sinking in. Dozens of brutal injuries. Unprovoked beatings of people to
unconsciousness. A plethora of witnesses. Mainstream politicians and press as
witnesses. (Many update stories with links posted in comments.)
 http://sf.indymedia.org/display.php?id=102089